Karpov

American  

[kahr-pawf, -pof, kahr-puhf] / ˈkɑr pɔf, -pɒf, ˈkɑr pəf /

noun

1. Anatoly born 1951, Russian chess player.

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Karpov British  

/ ˈkarpəf /

noun

1. Anatoly (anaˈtɔlij). born 1951, Russian chess player and politician: world champion (1975–85); FIDE world champion (1993–99); member of the Russian Civic Chamber from 2005

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Example Sentences

A sprawling adjacent plot of untouched grass, which city council head Andriy Karpov told Reuters could be used if necessary, is a macabre reminder of the deaths still likely to come.

From Reuters

Anatoly Karpov, the former chess champion who is now a member of Russia’s Parliament, was injured in a fall outside the Parliament building in Moscow on Saturday, Russian and international news media have reported.

From New York Times

The 75th edition of the Russian Chess Championship was a much-depleted affair, especially compared to the golden age when you could find a Tal, a Spassky, a Karpov or a Kasparov in the field.

From Washington Times

In 1978, world championship challenger Viktor Korchnoi's entourage accused champion Anatoly Karpov's team of cheating by sending their player a blueberry yoghurt.

From BBC

The story of the machinations employed to enable the Fischer–Karpov World Championship match to take place are enough to fill a separate book—and have!—but the details are hardly dramatic in retrospect.

From Literature